As EV adoption accelerates, General Motors is expanding its EV first responder training programs throughout the US and Canada.
“Our primary goal is to provide key information directly to first and second responders,” said Joe McLaine, GM global product safety and systems engineer, and head of the expanded program. “This training offers unique material and hands-on experiences that can help increase responders’ awareness of procedures to help maintain safety while interacting with EVs during the performance of their duties.
While the program is directly focused on the first responder, it also benefits any EV drivers involved in serious accidents where every second matters, and is a continuation of company-led education that began more than a decade ago with the introduction of the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid. GM plans to build more than 1 million EVs per year by 2025, and continues to invest in an EV charging “ecosystem” that will help to enable mass EV adoption and support those agencies that provide vital services in the responsible rollout of electrified technology.A firefighter from the Illinois Fire Service Institute demonstrates occupant extraction best practices for EVs by cutting interior structural components of a GMC HUMMER EV Pickup.
“The best way for the public and private vehicle fleet owners to rapidly adopt EVs is to train firefighters and emergency responders on how to handle incidents involving battery powered vehicles,” says Andrew Klock, senior manager of education and development at the National Fire Protection Association.
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